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April 29, 1930.' A G, ESCASENA 1,756,021

ADVERTISEMENT Filed March 20, 1929 ATTQRNEYS.

Patented Apr. 29, 1930 1,756,021

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANTONIO GRAU ESCASENA, OF HABANA, CUBA ADVERTISEMENT Application led March 20, 1929, Serial No. 348,387, and in Cuba March 7, 1929.

This invention refers to advertisements, a trade mark, advertisement or distinctive and has for its main object the provision of sign, a spacing Washer 6 being placed between a device, whereby the advertisements, signs, said disk andthe brace 3. To the other end or other distinctive marks or figures placed of the shaft 4:, which extends into the cas- 5 on any revolving contrivance, may be clearly ing l, is fastened a hanging arm 8, held in 55 seen. position by a nut 7, which is screwed to this My invention is especially adaptable to the end of the shaft 4, a second washer 6 being wheels of automobiles and other vehicles, on disposed between the brace 3 and the arm 8. the hubs and bushing of which it is custom- To the lower end of said arm is fastened 10 ary to place the trade mark of the manua counterweight 9, the weight of which is 60 facturer of the car. This trade mark, up equal to that of the disk 5. to the present time, has not been visible, as As may be clearly observed, the casing natural, when the car is in motion, due to (one) l, being screwed, or fastened in any the revolving movement of the wheel, with other way to the hub 10 of a wheel 1l, as seen which the hub also revolves. in Figures l and f2, when this wheel turns 65 .I have provided a device, whereby said during the travel, the disk 5, due to its loose trade mark, or distinction remains substanmounting, with relation to the casing l, will tially immovable during the travel of the Car, not revolve with saine, but will be held in an and its details may be easily seen contributimmovable position by the action of the couning thereby in obtaining a greater degree of terweight 9, which is equal to the weight of 70 popularity and credit for the trade mark in the disk 5, thereby obtaining a perfect equif question. librium of the two parts. In this way any In the drawings: letters, marks or distinctive signs, on the Figure l is a side elevation, in detail of a outer surface of the disk 5 will be easily seen Wheel which includes the device, the object of during the travel of the vehicle. 75

lthe present invention. Claims:

Figure 2, is a front elevation of said wheel. l. In advertisements, the arrangement of Fi ure 3 is an u er lan view on ena casin y enOaOeable in one of its ends to the g p i b C larged scale, and in detail, with sectioned hub or a wheel, and having openings in its parts, of the device, the object of the present opposite ends, through one of which are vis- 80 invention, and y ible insignia which are contained on the cor- Figure 4 is a vertical diametrical section, responding surface of a disk fastened to a according to lines 4-4 of Figure 3. shaft mounted loosely with relation to the The device comprises substantially a cycasing; and a counterweight secured to the lindrical casing l of an adequate diameter for shaft. 35

adapting same to hub 10 of a wheel 1l, one Q In advertisements, the arrangement of a of its ends which is open, being threaded Casing engageable in one of its ends to the for this purpose, as shown by 1. On its other hub of a wheel; said 'casing having on its end said casing has a large circular opening other end an opening; ashaft mounted loosely 2 bordered by a flange 2 slightly curved inthrough a support embodied with the cas- 90 Wardly, ing and within same; a disk secured to the vWithin the casing, towards the end which shaft and having on its outer surface incorresponds to the opening 2, is a diametsigma visible through the opening of the rical brace 3, fastened on its ends to the casing, and an arm secured to the shaft, bearsides of the casing, and having in its cening a counterweight, the weight of which is 95 tral part an opening through which loosely equal to that of the disk. pas-ses a short shaft 4, having engaged on its In testimony whereof I have signed my vforward Vend which projects out from the name to this specification.

brace 3, a disk 5, visible through the opening ANTONIO GRAU ESCASENA,

2 and said Vdisk having on its outer surface 100 

